So, here I am – it’s Friday morning and I’m pretty much the first one in the office as usual.

I’ve been watching the [url=http://www.spiketv.com/shows/series/ultimatefighter/]Ultimate Fighter[/url] reality series on Spike TV as suggested by one of my students. It’s definitely worth watching if you’re at all interested in the UFC competitions or MTV’s The Real Word. There’s a definite Real World/The Bachelor/The Bachelorette type of vibe to the show. Basically, 16 guys are picked to live in a house with complete strangers….and kick the crap out of each other. Actually, they’re split into two teams each coached by a UFC champ and they compete in various challenges to decide which team loses people and who fights who. The series is actually shaping up to be pretty interesting. The first fight was last week. Unfortunately, the producers decided to show the entire 10 minute fight with a soundtrack consisting of both fighters’ teammates yelling their encouragement – it got a little old. Anyway, I’ll keep watching to see who gets a chance to compete in the next UFC competition.